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Speedi-Sleeve anyone shrink fit an undersize one?

I am dealing with a shaft dia of 1.326 in. The CRC/SKF Speedi-Sleeve does = not have an application for this diameter....
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posted by aribertn
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by aribertn

Lets roll!

During the Colorado shooting, wasn't there one person who said "Oh, well, I'm dead anyway" and charged, and tackled the...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
492 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Question about "right to bear arms"

When did the right to bear arms to protect the state from invasion, become the right to bear arms to protect the person/...
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posted by noonehome
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by noonehome

Making Your Own Helical Couplers

How would you tackle it. I finally got around to putting a motor on one of my rotary chucks and hooking it to a control...
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posted by alarm_wizard
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by alarm_wizard

FS -- Grob Model ML 16 inch bandsaw

Not identical, but looks like this http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=11746 and it comes with manual....
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posted by ignoramus22200
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus22200

Rotary airless paint sprayer?

I've got a stunningly bad track record with paint sprayers. They generally clog up almost instantly and just fail to pe...
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posted by Winston
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

lathe operation question

lathe operation question time. I have a very small lathe (sherline, 17" bed) I need to turn some "longer" items in it b...
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posted by presence
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by presence

Dayton 4Z140 - Gloat

Grainger price (not logged in) shows as $242.50. Ebay shows them for $75 to $180. I got 4 of them along with 3 12 volt...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

New CADCAM Technology Leaders Group On LinkedIn

I started a new group on LinkedIn for the discussion of leading edge CADCAM technology: http://tinyurl.com/7rhka97 No pe...
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posted by jonbanquer
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by jonbanquer

CNC'ing a mini-lathe

I'm currently in the process of turning my HF 93212 7X14 over to computer control. I'm currently controlling the Lead S...
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posted by redmiata
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by redmiata

What is it? Set 450

Just posted this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Ahhhhhhhhh

OK. Only vaguely metalworking related, but not at all political. I left the valves on my oxy-acetelyne rig on for a wee...
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posted by tim
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by tim

Update: still not culled!

Hey all. I've been busy lately and I was thinking that I might get some relief from my chores if I was culled. But the...
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posted by whoyakidding
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by whoyakidding

OT - Working mans shoes

The work shoes I got at Payless Shoes lasted less than a year. The first couple weeks, they were comfortable, and like...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

12" Craftsman chainsaw parts?

Picked up a 12" Sears electric chainsaw a while ago. Works well..but the handle is broken. I could I suppose make somet...
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posted by gunnerasch
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch